¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ School of
Forest Science & Management
The ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ School of Forest Science & Management highlights, guides and enhances the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥'s commitment to education and research in the area of forest science and management, and advances sustainable forest management and innovative forest sector technologies in ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and beyond.
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2025/2026 Seminars
Seminar #1 - September 25th, 2025: Patrick Loewen, Director of Wildlife Mitigation at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Forestry and Parks will present on the topic of Wildfire Mitigation. Join us in SAB-150 at 3pm, or virtually .
Seminar #2 - October 9th, 2025: Lorne Carson, Carson Integrated. More details to come.
Seminar #3 - November 6, 2025 (date subject to change): Michelle Young, Provincial Silviculture Forester, Government of Saskatchewan. More details to come.
Seminar #4 - November 20th, 2025: Dr. Erin Bayne. More details TBD.
Seminar #5 - January 29th, 2026: Dr. Anne Macintosh. More details to come.
Past Seminars
Seminar #1 - September 12, 2024: Dr. Andreas Hamann presents "Balancing risk and benefits of assisted migration to address climate change".
Seminar #2 - October 10, 2024: Dr. Sarita Bassil presents "How are pine stands developing in the 15-years after mountain pine beetle attack?", and Dr. Linhao Wu presents "Carbon dynamics following variable retention harvesting in boreal mixedwood forests". .
Seminar #3 - October 24, 2024: Dr. Amanda Schoonmaker, NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges - Boreal Reclamation and Reforestation, NAIT, presents "Restoring a functional forest: challenges and opportunities undertaking legacy well site reclamation". .
Seminar #4 - November 28, 2024: Dr. Kevin Solarik, Director of Forestry Research, NCASI, presents "Delivering Cost-Effective Environmental Solutions to the Canadian Forest Products Sector". .
Seminar #5 - December 5, 2024: Scott Formaniuk, Silviculture Specialist, Tree Time Services, presents "Native Plants for Reclamation - Seed Collection, Extraction, Growing, and Planting".
Seminar #6 - January 23rd, 2025: Gord Whitmore, Mercer Peace River Pulp Ltd , presents "Evolution of Strategic Planning in Forestry".
Seminar #7 - February 6th, 2025: Trevor Jones, Natural Resources Canada, presents "Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change". .
Seminar #8 - February 20th, 2025: Mustafiz Rahman, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Biodiversity Monitoring Network, presents "Leveraging LiDAR Technology for Sustainable Resources Management in ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥". .
Seminar #9 - March 13, 2025 - Update from Forestry Undergraduate Students: Mexico Field Tour! .
Seminar #10 - March 20, 2025: Zach Cole, Silvacom, presents "Consulting In Forestry: A Non-Traditional Career Path". .
Seminar #11 - April 17, 2025: Dr. John Parkins and others present "Forest Disturbance Preferences in the Western Forest Regions of Canada: A General Population Study. .
Seminar #1 - September 7, 2023 - Dr. Brad Pinno presents "The potential of intensive silviculture to increase tree growth and timber supply in ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥".
Seminar #2 - October 5, 2023 - Troy Stuart, Land Manager for Bigstone Cree Nation, presents "Effects of Indigenous Peoples on the forest landscape".
Seminar #3 - December 7, 2023 - Cosmin Tansanu, Growth & Yield Manager, Silvacom, presents "Growth and Yield Models: Heroes or Villains?"
Seminar #4 - January 11, 2024 - Guillermo Castilla, Remote Sensing Research Scientist, Canadian Forest Service, presents "The use of drones in forest applications".
Seminar #5 - February 1, 2024 - Caroline Whitehouse, Forest Health Specialist, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Forestry and Parks, presents "Debugging the bugs: the importance of insects in forest management".
Seminar #6 - April 4, 2023 - Robert Froese, Professor and Endowed Chair in Forest Growth & Yield, presents "Comparing forest growth & yield models in ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥".
Seminar #6 - March 30, 2023 at 3:00 pm - Dr. Justine Karst presents "Casualties of the Wood Wide Web".
Seminar #5 - February 2, 2023 at 3:00 pm - Courtney Miller West and Tom Habib presents "Forestry in the spotlight: managing multiple forest management priorities in a world of climate change, biodiversity loss, and reconciliation".
Seminar #4 - January 12, 2023 at 3:00 pm - Dr. Uldis Silins presents "Fire, flooding, and forestry in a warmer ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥: Effects of compound (overlapping) natural and anthropogenic disturbances on ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥'s eastern slopes watersheds."
Seminar #3 - December 1, 2022 - Dr. Jen Beverly presents "Fire & Fuel Management - What we know (and don't)."
Seminar #2 - October 6, 2022 - Dr. Jennifer Klutsch presents "Forest Health Challenges in ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥."
Seminar #1 - September 8, 2022 - Dr. Brian Roth presents "Forest Management Opportunities in ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥: Perspectives from from my 30-year North American Journey."
Seminar #6 - April 7, 2022 - Dr. Charles Nock presents "Large-scale experiments in forestry: guiding management into the 21st Century."
Seminar #5 - February 3, 2022 - Christine Kreibom Quinn presents "Changes in Forestry: A 34 year career perspective and some advice to newcomers."
Seminar #4 - January 6, 2022 - Dr. Ken Greenway presents "The balance of Science, Policy and Reality - A Policy Wonk and Ex-scientist's Take."
Seminar #3 - December 2, 2021 - Dr. Barb Thomas presents "Investing in tree improvement requires more than the edge of your desk."
Seminar #2 - October 7, 2021 - Dr. Marty Luckert presents “Canadian Forest Policy: Where to from here?”
Seminar #1 - September 2, 2021 - Dr. Nadir Erbilgin presents "Vision 2030: ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ School of Forest Science & Management - Possibilities & Opportunities."
Academics
Undergraduate Programs
Several of our courses provide students with opportunities to develop practical and applied skills through field trips, hands-on field and laboratory exercises, and computer simulation exercises. Undergraduate students participate in introductory and advanced Field Schools.
Graduates are eligible to apply to become a .
Graduate Programs
Graduate programs in forest science and management are for students who appreciate the need to manage forested lands with due concern for forests as integrated ecological entities.
The program focuses on utilization and management of forest resources while ensuring that sustainability and other social and cultural needs are met.
Graduates of the Master of Forestry with Specialization in Sustainable Forest Management are eligible to apply to become a .